Sanchi Jewels Private Limited Vs Deepti Gaur Mukherjee & Anr. — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2025)

Sanchi Jewels Private Limited Vs Deepti Gaur Mukherjee & Anr. — Contempt of Court | Delhi HC (2025)

What the court decided

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Outcome

Undertaking of Union of India counsel recorded: payment in respect of the outstanding SRN to be made within two weeks of submission of the refund forms; refund to be made by the respondents upon the petitioners complying with the necessary formalities; affidavit of compliance directed before the next hearing; matters listed for 20.07.2026.

Issue for consideration

Whether, upon the petitioners submitting the requisite refund forms, the payment in respect of the outstanding SRN will be made by the respondents, and within what timeframe. +1 more

Court's answer

The Court took on record the submission of learned counsel for the Union of India that, upon the petitioners complying with the formalities of submitting the refund forms, the payment in respect of the outstanding SRN shall be made as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, within two weeks from the date of submission of the said forms.

Ratio / Principle

If the petitioners comply with the necessary formalities, the refund shall accordingly be made by the respondents.

Key takeaways

The respondents were directed to file an affidavit of compliance before the next date of hearing.ratio¶24

Detailed headnote1 paragraphs

Delhi High Court (Sachin Datta, J.), order dated 12.03.2026, in three related contempt cases — CONT.CAS(C) 1696/2025 (Luckygirl Fashion Pvt Ltd), CONT.CAS(C) 1699/2025 (Prashant Publications Pvt Ltd) and CONT.CAS(C) 1700/2025 (Sanchi Jewels Pvt Ltd) — each against Deepti Gaur Mukherjee & Anr., with restoration applications (CM APPL. 13409/2026, 13596/2026, 13407/2026) pending. Counsel for the Union of India submitted that, on the petitioners submitting the refund forms, payment in respect of the outstanding SRN would be made as expeditiously as possible and in any event within two weeks of such submission; the statement was taken on record, the respondents were to make the refund upon the petitioners completing the necessary formalities, an affidavit of compliance was directed before the next date of hearing, and the matters were listed for 20.07.2026.

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IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI

- CONT.CAS(C) 1696/2025

(9) LUCKYGIRL FASHION PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner

versus DEEPTI GAUR MUKHERJEE & ANR. .....Respondents

CONT.CAS(C) 1699/2025

(10) PRASHANT PUBLICATIONS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner

versus

DEEPTI GAUR MUKHERJEE & ANR. .....Respondents

CONT.CAS(C) 1700/2025

(11) SANCHI JEWELS PRIVATE LIMITED .....Petitioner versus

DEEPTI GAUR MUKHERJEE & ANR. .....Respondents

Presence : Ms. Rachna Agrawal, Advocate for Petitioners in Item Nos.9 to 11.

Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, Advocate for Union of India in Item Nos.9 to 11.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE SACHIN DATTA

O R D E R % 12.03.2026

CM APPL. 13409/2026 (restoration of main case) in CONT.CAS(C) 1696/2025 CM APPL. 13596/2026 (restoration of main case) in CONT.CAS(C) 1699/2025 CM APPL. 13407/2026 (restoration of main case) in CONT.CAS(C) 1700/2025

Ms. Shiva Lakshmi, learned counsel for the Union of India, submits that upon the petitioners complying with the formalities of submitting the refund forms, the payment in respect of the outstanding SRN shall be made

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as expeditiously as possible and, in any event, within a period of two weeks from the date of submission of the said forms. The said statement is taken on record.

If the petitioners comply with the necessary formalities, the refund shall be, accordingly, made by the respondents.

Let an affidavit of compliance be filed by the respondents before the next date of hearing.

List on 20.07.2026.

SACHIN DATTA, J

MARCH 12, 2026/r

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